See-through computer display systems

• US 9,927,612 B2
• Filed: 03/25/2015
• Issued: 03/27/2018
• Est. Priority Date: 01/21/2014
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Mentor Acquisition One, LLC (Magic Leap, Inc.)
• Original Assignee: Osterhout Design Group
• Inventors: Haddick, John D., Bietry, Joseph, Border, John N.
• Primary Examiner(s): Allen, Stephone B
• Assistant Examiner(s): Abdur, Rahman
• Application Number:
  US14/668,033
• Publication Number:
  US 20150316769A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,098 Days
• Field of Search: 359631, 359630, 345 7, 345 8, 345 39, 345 82, 345 76, 345 55, 345 46, 345 44, 345 33
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2037/1253 curable adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/416 Reflective
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2307/42 Polarizing, birefringent, filtering
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2551/00 Optical elements
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 2551/08 Mirrors
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/1284 Application of adhesive
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 37/24 with at least one layer not being coherent before laminating, e.g. made up from granular material sprinkled onto a substrate B32B37/15 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: B32B 38/0008 Electrical discharge treatment, e.g. corona, plasma treatment; wave energy or particle radiation heat treatment B32B38/0036
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0116 comprising devices for correcting chromatic aberration
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0118 comprising devices for improving the contrast of the display / brillance control visibility
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0138 comprising image capture systems, e.g. camera
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0174 holographic
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 2027/0178 Eyeglass type eyeglass details G02C
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0093 with means for monitoring data relating to the user, e.g. head-tracking, eye-tracking
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/0172 characterised by optical features
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/142 Coating structures, e.g. thin films multilayers
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 27/286 for controlling or changing the state of polarisation, e.g. transforming one polarisation state into another G02B5/3083 takes precedence; light guide coupling means utilising polarising elements G02B6/34
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/04 Prisms
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 5/30 Polarising elements light-modulating devices with active elements G02F1/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02B 6/0001 specially adapted for lighting devices or systems lighting or signalling on vehicles using light guides B60Q1/00; lighting devices for vehicle dashboards B60Q3/10; lighting devices for vehicle interior using light guides B60Q3/62; lighting devices mounted on the vehicle rear part using light guides F21S43/235; measuring arrangements having light conducting pointers G01D13/265; illumination of liquid crystal displays G02F1/1336; illuminated signs G09F13/00
• CPC Class Codes: G02F 1/133602 : Direct backlight
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/013 : Eye tracking input arrangements G06F3/015 takes precedence
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/017 : Gesture based interaction, e.g. based on a set of recognized hand gestures interaction based on gestures traced on a digitiser G06F3/04883
• CPC Class Codes: G06T 19/006 : Mixed reality object pose determination, tracking or camera calibration for mixed reality G06T7/00
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 20/20 : in augmented reality scenes
• CPC Class Codes: G06V 40/19 : Sensors therefor
• CPC Class Codes: H04N 23/11 : for generating image signals from visible and infrared light wavelengths

Abstract

Aspects of the present invention relate to providing see-through computer display with improved optics.

Claims

1. A head-worn display providing displayed images overlaid onto a see-through view of a surrounding environment comprising:

a solid prism with a display surface and a planar surface, wherein the planar surface is opposite the display surface and the planar surface is not parallel to the display surface;

a flat partially reflective plate bonded to the planar surface that transmits a portion of an illuminating light and reflects a portion of an image light associated with the displayed images directly out of the solid prism;

a reflective image source that reflects the illuminating light to provide the image light; and

a backlight attached to the planar surface including a prism film to direct a portion of the illuminating light toward the reflective image source, wherein the prism film is oriented with the prisms facing away from the reflective image source and toward a light source for the illuminating light.

2. The head-worn display of claim 1 wherein the prism film splits the illuminating light into two cones and only one cone illuminates the reflective image source.

3. The head-worn display of claim 2 further comprising an analyzer polarizer that absorbs the cone of illuminating light that doesn'"'"'t illuminate the reflective image source.

4. The head-worn display of claim 3 wherein the analyzer polarizer further absorbs the image light associated with dark portions in the displayed image.